014103 Accession Number: 014103

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FORCED TO QUICKLY ABANDON A STRONG POINT THE JAPANESE RETURNED SO HURRIEDLY THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DESTROY THIS RANGE FINDER WHICH IS BEING INSPECTED BY GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND HIM IS LIEUT. GENERAL R.L. EICHELBERGER. AN AUSTRALIAN FOCUSSES PART OF THE RANGE FINDER ON THE NOT VERY DISTANT JAPANESE LINES. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

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Accession Number
014103
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
14 January 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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